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HAWSER

\hˈɔːzə], \hˈɔːzə], \h_ˈɔː_z_ə]\

Definitions of HAWSER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A thick rope or cable used in towing or for securing a vessel.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A large rope, 5 to 10 inches in circumference.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A small cable, or a cable-laid rope.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. A small cable, or a large rope in size between a cable and a tow-line.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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